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Skeptical Science New Research for Week #16 2024
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #16 2024

Open access notables Glacial isostatic adjustment reduces past and future Arctic subsea permafrost, Creel et al., Nature Communications: Sea-level rise submerges terrestrial permafrost in the Arctic, turning it into subsea permafrost. Subsea permafrost underlies ~ 1.8...

How extreme was the Earth’s temperature in 2023
How extreme was the Earth’s temperature in 2023

This is a re-post from Andrew Dessler at the Climate Brink blog In 2023, the Earth reached temperature levels unprecedented in modern times. Given that, it’s reasonable to ask: What’s going on? There’s been lots of discussions by scientists about whether this is just...

At a glance – Is the science settled?
At a glance – Is the science settled?

On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic rebuttal versions. This weekly blog post series highlights this new section of one of the updated basic rebuttal...

What is Mexico doing about climate change?
What is Mexico doing about climate change?

This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections The June general election in Mexico could mark a turning point in ensuring that the country’s climate policies better reflect the desire of its citizens to address the climate crisis, with both leading presidential...

2024 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #15
2024 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #15

A listing of 31 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 7, 2024 thru Sat, April 13, 2024. Story of the week Our story of the week is about adults in the room setting terms and conditions of good...

Fact Brief – Did global warming stop in 1998?
Fact Brief – Did global warming stop in 1998?

Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. This fact brief was written by Sue Bin Park in collaboration with members from our Skeptical Science team. You can submit claims you think need checking...

NASA-ISRO Radar Mission to Provide Dynamic View of Forests, Wetlands

In Brief: NISAR will help researchers explore how changes in Earth’s forest and wetland ecosystems are affecting the global carbon cycle and influencing climate change. Once it launches in early 2024, the NISAR radar satellite mission will offer detailed insights into...

See SWOT Mission’s Unprecedented View of Global Sea Levels

This animation shows global sea level data collected by the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite from July 26 to Aug. 16. Red and orange indicate higher-than-average ocean heights, while blue represents lower-than-average heights. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech In...

NASA Flights Link Methane Plumes to Tundra Fires in Western Alaska
NASA Flights Link Methane Plumes to Tundra Fires in Western Alaska

In Brief: Methane ‘hot spots’ in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are more likely to be found where recent wildfires burned into the tundra, altering carbon emissions from the land. In Alaska’s largest river delta, tundra that has been scorched by wildfire is emitting more...

NASA-ISRO Radar Mission to Provide Dynamic View of Forests, Wetlands

In Brief: NISAR will help researchers explore how changes in Earth’s forest and wetland ecosystems are affecting the global carbon cycle and influencing climate change. Once it launches in early 2024, the NISAR radar satellite mission will offer detailed insights into...